Crypto Exchange CoinSwitch Trims Team by 7%, Joins Industry Layoffs

CoinSwitch, an Indian cryptocurrency exchange backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), has recently reduced its team by 7%, or 44 people. This decision was made due to the decreasing level of customer activity. A spokesperson of the platform explained that the team was right-sized to align with the present volume of customer queries.CoinDCX, another local digital […]

Tether Adds Bahamas Bank to Process Dollar Transfers

Tether, the issuer of the popular stablecoin USDT, has reportedly added Britannia Bank & Trust, a private bank based in The Bahamas, to its platform to process dollar transfers. It is unclear when the banking relationship between Tether and Britannia Bank began, but other reported banking partners include Deltec Bank and Capital Union Bank.The move […]

Grayscale Wins Court Battle Against SEC, Bitcoin ETF Closer to Approval

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled in favor of Grayscale in its lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The court found that the SEC had failed to adequately explain why it approved two bitcoin futures ETPs but not Grayscale’s proposed bitcoin ETP.Grayscale had accused the SEC of “arbitrary […]

Binance Redirects Belgian Users to Polish Branch Amid Regulatory Pressure

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has devised a strategy to retain its Belgian market following a suspension order by Belgium’s financial market regulator in June. The exchange has redirected all its Belgian users to its Polish branch, which is a registered virtual assets service provider (VASP) in the European Economic Area (EEA). Customers may […]